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Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thalamostriate vein (TSV) is an important tributary of the internal cerebral vein, which mainly drains the basal ganglia and deep medulla. The purpose of this study was to explore the anatomic variation and quality of TSV and its smaller tributaries using susceptibility-weigh...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506095 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141513 |
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author | Zhang, Xiao-fen Li, Jian-ce Wen, Xin-dong Ren, Chuan-gen Cai, Ming Chen, Cheng-chun |
author_facet | Zhang, Xiao-fen Li, Jian-ce Wen, Xin-dong Ren, Chuan-gen Cai, Ming Chen, Cheng-chun |
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description | BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thalamostriate vein (TSV) is an important tributary of the internal cerebral vein, which mainly drains the basal ganglia and deep medulla. The purpose of this study was to explore the anatomic variation and quality of TSV and its smaller tributaries using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI). METHODS: We acquired SWI images in 40 volunteers on a 3.0T MR system using an 8-channel high-resolution phased array coil. The frequencies of the TSV and its tributaries were evaluated. We classified TSV into types I (forming a venous angle) and II (forming a false venous angle). We classified anterior caudate vein (ACV)into types 1 (1 trunk) and 2 (2 trunks) as well as into types A (joiningTSV), B (joining anterior septal vein), and C (joining the angle of both veins). RESULTS: The TSV drains the areas of caudate nucleus, internal capsule,lentiform nucleus, external capsule, claustrum, extreme capsule and the white matter of the frontoparietal lobes,except thalamus. The frequencies of the TSV, ACV and transverse caudate vein (ACV) were 92.5%, 87.5% and 63.8%, respectively. We found TSV types I and II in 79.7%, and 20.3% with significantly different constitution ratios (P< 0.05). The most common types of ACV were type 1 (90.0%) and type A (64.3%). CONCLUSION: The complex three-dimensional (3D) venous architecture of TSV and its small tributaries manifests great variation, with significant and practical implications for neurosurgery. |
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spelling | pubmed-46246332015-11-06 Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries Zhang, Xiao-fen Li, Jian-ce Wen, Xin-dong Ren, Chuan-gen Cai, Ming Chen, Cheng-chun PLoS One Research Article BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Thalamostriate vein (TSV) is an important tributary of the internal cerebral vein, which mainly drains the basal ganglia and deep medulla. The purpose of this study was to explore the anatomic variation and quality of TSV and its smaller tributaries using susceptibility-weighted imaging (SWI). METHODS: We acquired SWI images in 40 volunteers on a 3.0T MR system using an 8-channel high-resolution phased array coil. The frequencies of the TSV and its tributaries were evaluated. We classified TSV into types I (forming a venous angle) and II (forming a false venous angle). We classified anterior caudate vein (ACV)into types 1 (1 trunk) and 2 (2 trunks) as well as into types A (joiningTSV), B (joining anterior septal vein), and C (joining the angle of both veins). RESULTS: The TSV drains the areas of caudate nucleus, internal capsule,lentiform nucleus, external capsule, claustrum, extreme capsule and the white matter of the frontoparietal lobes,except thalamus. The frequencies of the TSV, ACV and transverse caudate vein (ACV) were 92.5%, 87.5% and 63.8%, respectively. We found TSV types I and II in 79.7%, and 20.3% with significantly different constitution ratios (P< 0.05). The most common types of ACV were type 1 (90.0%) and type A (64.3%). CONCLUSION: The complex three-dimensional (3D) venous architecture of TSV and its small tributaries manifests great variation, with significant and practical implications for neurosurgery. Public Library of Science 2015-10-27 /pmc/articles/PMC4624633/ /pubmed/26506095 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141513 Text en © 2015 Zhang et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are properly credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Zhang, Xiao-fen Li, Jian-ce Wen, Xin-dong Ren, Chuan-gen Cai, Ming Chen, Cheng-chun Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title | Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title_full | Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title_fullStr | Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title_full_unstemmed | Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title_short | Susceptibility-Weighted Imaging of the Anatomic Variation of Thalamostriate Vein and Its Tributaries |
title_sort | susceptibility-weighted imaging of the anatomic variation of thalamostriate vein and its tributaries |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4624633/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26506095 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0141513 |
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